Buying in Spain

How get a mortgage in Spain? How long does it take? If you're planning on buying property in Spain but you're not a resident, there are many factors that need to be considered. Can a non-resident get a mortgage in Spain? Buying a property in Spain, such as a holiday home, and getting a mortgage in Spain for non-residents can be challenging, but certainly isn't impossible. While some Spanish banks will...

Nota simple in Spain - A nota simple in Spain is a legal document you will often hear in Spain. In this short post we give a brief outline on what it is and why it is so useful. It’s important for a host of reasons and applies to a large number of cases. Simply put, it is one of the most important documents used in the Spanish property conveyancing process. Definition A nota simple is an official...

Spain's real estate market - Having a home on the Spanish coast, where sun and beach predominate, continues to be a point of attraction for foreigners looking for a home abroad, specially on Spain's real estate market. Despite the restrictions on movement between countries due to the coronavirus pandemic, the obligation to undergo quarantine on returning to certain countries if you are not fully...

Gestor in Spain explained - Spain is infamous for its bureaucracy and hard to navigate red tape, but one person who may be able to help with such processes is a "gestor" or "gestoría". The role of the gestor (who works in a gestoría) is something which is very Spanish, and an equivalent service of this "jack of all trades" figure doesn't tend to exist in other counties. However, as foreign as this...